The new countdown retains the red color scheme, though in a bit of a brighter shade.

The countdown, which depending on when an affiliate joins the network feed, may not be visible to all viewers, includes transparent numbers in an updated font that matches the typography used by both “Today” and “NBC Nightly News” as well as the lower third insert graphics NBC debuted earlier this week.

Behind the numbers is a curved “wall” that, as the countdown completes, zooms out to reveal itself to be the “inside” of the top portion of one of the peacock feathers in the network’s iconic logo.